File:Flag of Japan.svg

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Summary

DescriptionFlag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan

Date 13 August 1999

Source

Law Concerning the National Flag and Anthem (1999) (Japanese) (English); Ministry of Defense Defense Specification Z 8701C (DSPZ8701C) (archived)

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<svg viewBox="0 0 3 2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="m0 0h3v2H0" fill="#fff"/>
<circle cx="1.5" cy="1" r=".6" fill="#bc002d"/>
</svg>

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Licensing

This work is in the public domain in Japan according to Article 13 of the Copyright Act of Japan, which states that the following shall not form the subject matter of the rights provided for in this Chapter:

(i) the Constitution and other laws and regulations;
(ii) notifications, instructions, circular notices and the like issued by organs of the State or local public entities, independent administrative organs ("independent administrative organs" means those mentioned in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Law for General Rules for Independent Administrative Organs (Law No.103, of 1999); the same shall apply hereinafter) or local independent administrative organs ("local independent administrative organs" means those mentioned in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Law for Local Independent Administrative Organs (Law No.118, of 2003); the same shall apply hereinafter);
(iii) judgments, decisions, orders and decrees of law courts, as well as rulings and decisions made by administrative organs in proceedings similar to judicial ones;
(iv) translations and compilations, of those materials mentioned in the preceding three items, made by organs of the State or local public entities, independent administrative organs or local independent administrative organs.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:28, 16 September 2009	900 × 600 (209 bytes)	Zscout370	Official red color from http://www.mod.go.jp/j/info/nds/siyousyo/dsp_list_j.htm#Z8701
	23:38, 10 August 2009	900 × 600 (209 bytes)	Zscout370	Reduce code
	06:41, 17 June 2007	900 × 600 (339 bytes)	Zscout370	New red color from http://web-japan.org/factsheet/pdf/FLAGANDA.pdf
	07:53, 12 May 2007	900 × 600 (339 bytes)	Verdy p	use "#ffffff" for "white" color instead of name (does not always work)
	08:19, 20 August 2006	900 × 600 (355 bytes)	Zscout370	Pantone 186 for the red, for now.
	13:25, 29 May 2006	900 × 600 (355 bytes)	Yaddah	Code reduction
	22:26, 31 March 2006	450 × 300 (2 KB)	Huhsunqu
	17:29, 18 February 2006	450 × 300 (348 bytes)	MartinRe	Reverted to earlier revision
	22:11, 6 January 2006	450 × 300 (348 bytes)	Tentacle Monster~commonswiki	rm some non-needed stuff
	00:12, 28 October 2005	450 × 300 (482 bytes)	Kahusi